Minister of Water Supply and Estate Infrastructure Development Jeevan Thondaman assured that water rates would not be raised this year.
He further emphasized that the proposed water tariff formula will be implemented with consideration for the welfare of the public, guaranteeing the least amount of hardship.
According to Minister Thondaman, difficulties confronted by the Tamil community in the upcountry should be addressed on a larger scale than just daily pay.
He further drew attention to the significance of improving their standard of living through the resolution of multiple challenges including housing, land, health, education, and infrastructure.
Minister Thondaman further disapproved the unnecessary nature of Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) signed by certain political parties to resolve issues faced by the upcountry Tamil populace, stating genuine solutions do not necessitate MoUs.
The Minister made these remarks during a press conference on Monday (Feb.26), held at the Presidential Media Center themed “Collective path to a stable country.”
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today he wholly rejects the Batalanda Commission report and that it was appointed wholly with the intention slinging political mud at him.
Leader of the National People’s Party (NPP) and one time Propaganda Secretary of the JVP Wimal Weerawansa accused the Government of bringing back the “Batalanda Commission” for a media spectacle instead of a genuine concern for those who suffered during the 1988-1990 period.
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